Out of all the books I have read recently ‘The Holiness of God’ has had a changing effect on me personally. I can guarantee after reading this book you will not be the same again.

Sproul starts of with his own conversion, which sets the tone for the rest of the book. It was for him like the Damascus road incident. Sproul had a zeal to be a great christian for Christ.

But, in his own words:

“I knew who Jesus was, but God the Father was shrouded in mystery. He was hidden, an enigma to my mind and a stranger to my soul. A dark veil covered His face”.

I wonder, how many Christians if we are to be honest with ourselves would identify with Sproul’s own lack of knowledge of the Father?

He is that powerful His word’s create
Isaiah was undone in His presence
As was Peter when he encountered the Divine

We are to be Holy as God is Holy, the angels sing Holy, Holy,Holy. When in a philosophy class sproul was awakened, he had a passion to “ know God in His majesty, to know Him in His power, to know Him in his august power”.

The books takes you through God’s mercy, justice, purity, and the biggest word in the book ‘Transcendence’ (R.C was asked not to use any big words in his book).

The final chapter ‘God in the hands of angry sinners’ starts with a quote from Jonathan Edwards “Almost every natural man that hears of hell, flatters himself that he shall escape it.” The final chapter starts with looking at a famous sermon from Edwards and brings the book to a close.

This book in my opinion should be a ‘compulsory’ read for all Christians young or old.